Vegetables · Root vegetables
Celeriac
Knobbly, round celery root with creamy flesh, cooked into mash, soups and gratins or shredded raw into rémoulade.
Also called: celery root, celeriac root, celer, seler, țelină
Around the world: celer (cs) · seler (pl) · țelină (ro) · Knollensellerie (de)
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What it is
Celeriac is the swollen base of a celery variety, a rough, brown, root-covered globe with dense, ivory flesh tasting of celery and parsley. It must be thickly peeled. It is not the root of ordinary stalk celery but a related plant grown for its bulb.
Apium graveolens var. rapaceum
How it’s used
- Céleri rémoulade (raw, with mustard mayonnaise)
- Mashed alone or with potato
- Puréed into soups
- Roasted in wedges
- Added to stocks and stews
Characteristics
- Taste
- Mild celery and nutty flavour.
- Texture
- Crisp raw; creamy and smooth cooked.
- When cooked
- Browns quickly when cut; drop pieces into lemon water.
- Sold as
- fresh
- Cooking uses
- Usually eaten raw, Commonly cooked, Suitable for boiling, Suitable for baking
Storage
Refrigerated. Refrigerate whole in a bag; it keeps for a while. Wrap cut pieces tightly.
Diet, allergens and safety
Contains Celery.
- Vegetarian
- Vegan
- Dairy-free
- Egg-free
- Gluten-free
- Nut-free
- Soy-free
- Caffeine-free
- Celery allergen: celeriac is covered by EU/UK celery allergen labelling.
Nutrition per 100 g
- Energy
- 42 kcal
- Protein
- 1.5 g
- Carbohydrate
- 9.2 g
- Fat
- 0.3 g
- Fibre
- 1.8 g
- Sugars
- 1.6 g
USDA FoodData Central: Celeriac, raw.
Substitutes
Optional — what works if you don’t have it, and how it changes the dish.
Related ingredients
Recipes with celeriac
Barszcz czerwony
Polish · 1 h 35 min · 104 kcal · Vegan
Brun lapskaus
Norwegian · 2 h 5 min · 320 kcal
Ciorbă de perișoare
Romanian · 1 h 20 min · 332 kcal
Erwtensoep
Dutch · 2 h 50 min · 740 kcal
Krupnik
Polish · 1 h 45 min · 325 kcal
Rosół
Polish · 3 h 20 min · 361 kcal
Svíčková na smetaně
Czech · 3 h · 536 kcal
Tafelspitz
Austrian · 3 h 20 min · 344 kcal
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